State Social Studies Fair

Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center

West Virginia social studies education affords all students the opportunity to ask essential questions, recognize patterns of behavior, think critically, create solutions, predict outcomes and draw conclusions to help them ...

Academic Showdown Finale

WV Culture Center

Regional winners will complete for the title of Academic Showdown Champions for the 2024 season.

Arts Alive!

Arts Alive is the West Virginia Department of Education’s annual event to showcase outstanding arts education programs and student achievements in public schools. The work included in Arts Alive is selected from state ...

Young Writers

University of Charleston

Since 1984, the West Virginia Young Writers Contest has celebrated student writing in the state. The contest grows out of a deep commitment to writing in all subjects, and to ...

Fit and Active Face-Off

WV Culture Center

The West Virginia Fit and Active Schools Face-Off is a school-team based student fitness competition open to all West Virginia public and non-public elementary and middle schools. Each school may ...

Golden Horseshoe Ceremony

WV Culture Center

Three separate ceremonies honoring Golden Horseshoe recipients in each county will be held throughout the day.